WHAT'S A "PHOTO EXPLORATION"?

Learn via Daily Photo Workshops

Each day, our group will meet in the morning and we'll cover a bit of photo theory and give everyone an assignment for the day. You can then stay with the group or go out of your own. Later, we'll do image review and reflection. Throughout the day, we'll be available for both group and one-on-one instruction. That can be tailored to any skill level, so it doesn't matter if you're a beginner or veteran photographer.

Photograph Your Favorite Paris Sites

After our morning meetups, we'll travel via METRO, bus, UBER, taxi, or foot to that day's destinations, which will include a few favorite spots around Paris (ours and yours). During that time, you can either stay with the group or venture out on your own. And we'll all meetup again later in the day or evening. Each day during our exploration, we'll provide all the necessary transit info for participants as well as the means for staying in contact.

Develop Your Attentional Aperture

During the course of our Exploration, we'll work with any participants who are interested in a concept that Greg calls your "Attentional Aperture." It's about incorporating mindfulness into your photography to help you develop your personal vision and how you see the world. Take your photography to a brand-new level working with the light of Paris. (Here's a recent guest post Greg wrote for Digital Photography Mentor about the subject).

Shift Your Focus: Personal Transformation Through a New Lens

Have you ever stopped to consider that the way we look at and experience our world is often done by default? Did you know that our vision can be strengthened, like a muscle, and when we exercise it, it transforms, changing the way we view our world and ourselves? Each of us perceives our experience through our own unique lens, from our personal vantage points. That lens can be swapped out for others; in this workshop, Robyn will show you how!

DETAILS ABOUT THE PARIS PHOTO EXPLORATION

This is a customized learning experience to help you improve your photography and explore Paris!

Cost = $1,499 ($500 Deposit) / $299 Day Rate

To book a spot on the Paris Photo Exploration, a $500 non-refundable deposit is required. The remaining $999 is due no later than 30 days prior to the start date, after which no refunds for cancellation will be issued. Register via the yellow button at top or bottom of this page. Individual day tickets (for that day's workshop and excursion) are also available.

What's Included In The Cost?

Your registration to the Exploration includes:

✓ Five days of instruction in magical Paris, France.
✓ A flexible schedule: stay with the group or explore independently.
✓ An exclusive Facebook group for participants.
✓ A custom itinerary tailored just for you.
✓ A special welcome breakfast at a neighborhood cafe.
✓ A delicious farewell dinner at a wonderful French restaurant.
✓ Personal image review/critique.
✓ A half-day Paris history or food tour via Context Travel.
✓ A unique opportunity to help me design the week's itinerary.

What's Not Included In The Cost?

Registration does not include lodging or food costs during the Exploration, other than the group "Welcome" and "Farewell" meals together. I will provide hotel recommendations and other lodging options for participants based upon your needs and your budget.

Custom Itineraries Based On Your Interests

Prior to the start of the Exploration, I will send out an input survey to gauge the interests and photographic skill level of each participant and design custom itineraries based on those. Participants are also free to pursue independent exploration at any point.

Develop Your Attentional Aperture & Shift Your Focus

During the course of our Exploration, Greg will work with any participants who are interested in a concept that he calls your "Attentional Aperture." It's about incorporating mindfulness into your photography to help you develop your personal vision and how you see the world.

Robyn will also be working with participants to help them shift their focus and transform their vision by changing the way we view our world and ourselves through photography.

Take your photography to a brand-new level working with the light of Paris.

Travel Plans, Arrival & Departure

Since the Exploration will begin on a Tuesday morning, please plan to arrive in Paris by Monday evening. We will conclude on a Saturday evening, so please make travel plans on Sunday or Monday unless you're planning to stay longer in the city. I can assist in helping participants arrange airport transfers if need be.

POTENTIAL PHOTO EXPLORATION LOCATIONS:

Final location choices throughout Paris will be determined based on your interests!

ABOUT GREG:

Gregory Berg is a veteran photographer and Light Scientist

Gregory Berg is a veteran photographer, multi-media storyteller, Light Scientist, and traveler. He's been photographing for fun since the mid-1980s and professionally since 2004 when he got his first DSLR, the original Canon Digital Rebel.

During that time, he's been fortunate to document destinations and amazing humans around the world, including Tony Hawk on an X-Games vert ramp, school children in Guatemala, and the participants at Camp GoodLifeProject where he's served as photographer for the past three years.

Greg also has a keen interest in frontier science and wisdom, the confluence of which he explores via weekly in-depth conversations on his podcast Life on Purpose. Plus he's a yogi, meditator, and foodie.

This is Greg's fourth trip to Paris since 1994

Greg's had three years of French language instruction

Greg will be communication liason for the group

GUEST INSTRUCTOR: ROBYN IVY

Robyn is a transformational photographer and coach who teaches clients to see their world through a new lens

Robyn Ivy is a professional photographer, visual brand strategist, creative director, speaker, and coach with 20 years of experience helping businesses and individual clients transform themselves by shifting their focus and learning to see their world through a new lens. Her desire to look at things from multiple perspectives has given her the ability to see possibilities, truths, and solutions that remain invisible to others. She brings a deep understanding of what holds people back and brings it into the light so it can be seen and overcome.

In 2016 Robyn created PROJECT 3.8, a compelling campaign to raise awareness for pediatric cancer, after a close friend lost her 8 year old son Dorian to rhabdomyosarcoma. She produced a traveling gallery show of 20 large scale portraits of local children who were either active cancer fighters or survivors. Her mission was to teach people how to "see" childhood cancer differently and the impact it has on so many families.

Prior to making photography her career, Robyn was a avid world traveler. As a teenager she was an exchange student in Germany for a year then later worked with baby chimpanzees in Africa, led German tourists on adventure camping trips in Alaska and beyond, taught English to German students and worked for a year with an anti-hunger coalition in Vermont. In 2001 she became a mom and began the journey of raising her two boys.

Robyn shoots for a wide range of commercial, corporate, and editorial clients as well as entrepreneurs and individuals who want to change the world. Passionate about personal growth, she teaches workshops that bridge the gap between photography and personal transformation through shifting perspectives on our lives. She lives in RI with her two sons.

HOME BASE & DAILY MEETING PLACE: 5TH ARRONDISEMONT

Each day, we'll meet in the 5th Arrondisemont, a centrally-located neighborhood on the Left Bank

We'll be meeting each at a location TBD in the 5th arrondissement, the "Latin Quarter" of Paris. This area is a "bustling spot filled with locals, tourists, and students, situated on the city's Left Bank. The area is the educational center of Paris and has been since the Middle Ages when the famous Sorbonne university was built. The historic sights here date to various time periods: There is an ancient Roman theater, the Pantheon (an 18th-century mausoleum where historic figures such as Voltaire and Rousseau are buried), the Sorbonne, and the Museum of Natural History nestled in the Botanical Gardens. Bohemian movie theaters, wine shops, produce markets, and cafes also line the streets."

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